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The 2011 Edublogs Awards Shortlist (A Shameless Ploy For Votes) #Eddies11

The Web20Classroom

You may remember, last week I did my nominations for the 2011 Edublog Awards. I am humbled that I made the short list for Best Twitter of The Year (an award I won in 2009) and this blog is also on the short list for Best Edtech/Resource Sharing Blog. Edchat also made the shortlist for Best Educational Hashtag.

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In Successful Edtech, Pedagogy Comes First—Devices Second

Digital Promise

Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. An increasing amount of data around personalized educational models like "blended learning" and content-specific software suggests that edtech makes instruction in diverse classrooms more efficient.

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Duolingo Just Raised $35M. Udemy Got $50M. Both Are Valued Billions More.

Edsurge

This latest investment round—Duolingo’s eighth since it launched in 2011—continues a hot streak for the education market, which has seen new investors , new funds and plenty of venture capital flow into edtech companies with established businesses along with those that have yet to release a product. based edtech investment firm.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

Guidance on the Enhancing Education Through Technology (Ed Tech) Program: Funds Made Available Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (July 2009). This change remained in appropriations language from FY 2007 through FY 2011. FY 2009 $269,900,000 (President Bush’s request: $0). FY 2010 $100,000,000.

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ETS Tests the Waters of Investing in Education Technology Startups

Edsurge

Knack and NurseDash aren’t the first edtech deals for ETS, however. It bought Edusoft, an English language-learning tool, in 2011 and purchased assessment provider Questar for $127.5 One of these problems that ETS has identified—and invested in—has been popular among the edtech industry and its investors: Knack, based in Tampa, Fla.

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Looking Back At 2010 And Looking Forward To 2011.

The Web20Classroom

So here is my reflections on 2010 and my predictions for 2011. I wrote a post on December 28, 2009 where I talked about tools that I thought would have a break out year. My reflections on 2010, and my thoughts on 2011. What do you think will be the "big thing" in Edtech this year. I want to be hip. How did I do?

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MasteryConnect Cuts 30 Percent of Staff, Brings Co-Founder Mick Hewitt Back as CEO

Edsurge

The layoffs ranged from junior-level employees to the very top: Cory Reid, who joined in April 2011 and was named CEO in June 2014, is out. Back in the driver’s seat is Mick Hewitt, who co-founded the company in 2009 and served as its first CEO. K-12 edtech companies, with $741 million coming in 2015 alone. ( billion in U.S.

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